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Presentation and publication skills: How to review a paper (2023)
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We provide comprehensive insights into the peer review process and guide potential reviewers through the steps of reviewing scientific manuscripts. We discuss essential aspects such as the reviewer’s responsibility in responding to invitations and ma... Read More about Presentation and publication skills: How to review a paper.

ESPEN practical guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis (2023)
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Both acute and chronic pancreatitis are frequent diseases of the pancreas, which, despite being of benign nature, are related to a significant risk of malnutrition and may require nutritional support. Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is encountered in... Read More about ESPEN practical guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Temporal trends and patterns in initial opioid prescriptions after hospital discharge following colectomy in England over 10 years (2023)
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Background While opioid analgesics are often necessary for the management of acute postoperative pain, appropriate prescribing practices are crucial to avoid harm. The aim was to investigate the changes in the proportion of people receiving initial... Read More about Temporal trends and patterns in initial opioid prescriptions after hospital discharge following colectomy in England over 10 years.

Management standards and burnout among surgeons in the United Kingdom (2023)
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Background Burnout arising from chronic work-related stress is endemic among surgeons in the UK. Identification of contributory and modifiable psychosocial work characteristics could inform risk reduction activities. Aims We aimed to assess th... Read More about Management standards and burnout among surgeons in the United Kingdom.

Expression of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR) and the effect of PIGR overexpression on breast cancer cells (2023)
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Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR) has a major role in mucosal immunity as a transporter of polymeric immunoglobulin across the epithelial cells. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of PIGR on cellular behaviours and chemo-sensiti... Read More about Expression of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR) and the effect of PIGR overexpression on breast cancer cells.

The 2023 Sir David Cuthbertson Lecture. A fluid journey: Experiments that influenced clinical practice (2023)
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This review summarises some of my work on fluid and electrolyte balance over the past 25 years and shows how the studies have influenced clinical practice. Missing pieces in the jigsaw are filled in by summarising the work of others. The main theme i... Read More about The 2023 Sir David Cuthbertson Lecture. A fluid journey: Experiments that influenced clinical practice.

PROSPECT methodology for developing procedure-specific pain management recommendations: an update (2023)
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The procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) working group develops evidence-based pain management recommendations. PROSPECT methodology is unique and rigorous. However, several limitations were recognised that needed to be address... Read More about PROSPECT methodology for developing procedure-specific pain management recommendations: an update.

Presentation and publication skills: How to get your paper published (2023)
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Getting your scientific paper published can be a difficult process. The quality of the paper relates to the quality of the design of the study, the questions asked, and defining an excellent primary endpoint that is easy to understand, and data obtai... Read More about Presentation and publication skills: How to get your paper published.

Presentation and publication skills: How to present a paper (2023)
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Presenting a paper to a small or large audience should match both the knowledge level of your audience and the title and abstract you submitted to the conference. Your slides should give context to your work. Simpler slides and talks are easier to fo... Read More about Presentation and publication skills: How to present a paper.

Changes in serum albumin concentrations over 7 days in medical inpatients with and without nutritional support. A secondary post-hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial (2023)
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Background: Serum albumin concentrations are frequently used to monitor nutritional therapy in the hospital setting but supporting studies are largely lacking. Within this secondary analysis of a randomized nutritional trial (EFFORT), we assessed whe... Read More about Changes in serum albumin concentrations over 7 days in medical inpatients with and without nutritional support. A secondary post-hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Risks and benefits of oral modified-release compared with oral immediate-release opioid use after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Prescription of modified-release opioids for acute postoperative pain is widespread despite evidence to show their use may be associated with an increased risk of adverse effects. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the availabl... Read More about Risks and benefits of oral modified-release compared with oral immediate-release opioid use after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Presentation and publication skills: How to develop a protocol and write a grant (2023)
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In this education paper, we want to give some advice to aid in successful scientific grant writing. Besides defining an important research hypothesis and how to support this hypothesis, there are also technical aspects in grant writing that need to b... Read More about Presentation and publication skills: How to develop a protocol and write a grant.

Presentation and publication skills: Publication governance and pitfalls to avoid (2023)
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There are several pitfalls in the publication process that researchers can fall victim to, and these can occur knowingly or unknowingly. Although some of these errors may have occurred in good faith, disregard of publication governance is a dangerous... Read More about Presentation and publication skills: Publication governance and pitfalls to avoid.

Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations Part 2—Emergency Laparotomy: Intra- and Postoperative Care (2023)
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Background This is Part 2 of the first consensus guidelines for optimal care of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy (EL) using an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) approach. This paper addresses intra- and postoperative aspects of care.... Read More about Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations Part 2—Emergency Laparotomy: Intra- and Postoperative Care.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Consensus Guidelines for Emergency Laparotomy Part 3: Organizational Aspects and General Considerations for Management of the Emergency Laparotomy Patient (2023)
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Background: This is Part 3 of the first consensus guidelines for optimal care of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy using an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) approach. This paper addresses organizational aspects of care. Methods: Experts... Read More about Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Consensus Guidelines for Emergency Laparotomy Part 3: Organizational Aspects and General Considerations for Management of the Emergency Laparotomy Patient.

Predictors of persistent postoperative opioid use following colectomy: a population‐based cohort study from England (2023)
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This retrospective cohort study on adults undergoing colectomy from 2010 to 2019 used linked primary (Clinical Practice Research Datalink), and secondary (Hospital Episode Statistics) care data to determine the prevalence of persistent postoperative... Read More about Predictors of persistent postoperative opioid use following colectomy: a population‐based cohort study from England.

Risk of osteopaenia, osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Background & aims: Chronic pancreatitis results in irreversible pancreatic dysfunction and malnutrition which, alongside excess alcohol intake, can increase the risk of low bone density. Osteoporosis increases the risk of fractures and chronic bone p... Read More about Risk of osteopaenia, osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

O087 Predictors of persistent opioid use after discharge following colectomy: a population-based cohort study from England (2023)
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Introduction Little is known regarding whether opioid prescriptions following colectomy lead to persistent use. We aimed to determine the prevalence of persistent post-discharge opioid use following colectomy, stratified by preadmission opioid exposu... Read More about O087 Predictors of persistent opioid use after discharge following colectomy: a population-based cohort study from England.

O128 Time trends in opioid prescribing after discharge following colectomy in England: a cross-sectional study (2023)
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Introduction Opioid prescribing patterns after discharge following colectomy within a population from England are not well characterised. This study aimed to report changes in opioid prescribing prevalence, formulation choices and opioid analgesics o... Read More about O128 Time trends in opioid prescribing after discharge following colectomy in England: a cross-sectional study.

The effect of post-discharge oral nutritional supplements on outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Background Malnutrition is a risk-factor for adverse postoperative outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the impact of post-discharge oral nutritional supplements (ONS) on outcomes in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surge... Read More about The effect of post-discharge oral nutritional supplements on outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.